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Buttermere Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f28y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-110, 3 runners
Winning time 5m 58.18s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Charlie Maggs (5)
Gordon Elliott
Settled in touch just off the pace - made ground on the front pair by the 4th - edged in front approaching the final fence but stumbled and lost the advantage - regained command close home - driven out to prevail
Joshua Thompson (7)
Micky Hammond
Settled among the group in second early - improved to reach the front-runner at the 4th - moved through to sit tight on the pace approaching the last - edged in front for a stride there - overtaken with a furlong left and unable to find more before the line
Patrick Wadge
Sandy Forster
Set off in front and quickly opened a big advantage - untidy 3rd then edge narrowed after a small error 4th - clipped the fence 5th - driven on past 3 out - put under pressure when overtaken near the last flight - blundered there too - lost place on the run-in - finished 3rd
Non-runners: Gege Ville (self certificate), Jakana (self certificate)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.